A Study of the elements of project-based curriculum model in elementary school and its accreditation: a qualitative study

The aim of this study was to investigate the main elements of the project-based curriculum in elementary school, design and validate its model with a qualitative approach and content analysis method. In order to identify and extract the subjects of the curriculum, the documents of the elementary curricula, project-based curriculum and the viewpoints of the specialists of the curriculum and elementary education were used. The method of data analysis was description of the basics and theoretical analysis and inference. Themes for Curriculum Objectives in this curriculum relies on improving thinking skills, creating lifelong learning, and cultivating scientific and practical knowledge in line with students' real-life lives. In the field of content on richness and activity-oriented and its integrated organization; In the section of teaching-learning strategies, the use of research methods and group exploration and problem solving was emphasized. The use of continuous and diverse evaluation and process-based, multiple and performance-based methods in the evaluation section was considered by this model. The validity of the proposed model was evaluated and confirmed using the content validity ratio formula and the Lawshe table.